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Le Pen slams witch hunt, vows not to give up polls
The Morning Standard
|April 07, 2025
FRANCE'S far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday vowed not to give up after she was found guilty of embezzlement and banned from taking part in elections, slamming her conviction as a "political decision".
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The bombshell judgement, which could crush Le Pen's dream of winning the French presidency in 2027, has stunned the country's political establishment.
"I won't give up," Le Pen told members of her National Rally party and supporters, who packed the Place Vauban.
She denounced a "witch hunt" against her party as supporters waved French flags and chanted "Marine! Marine!"
This story is from the April 07, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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